KUALA TERENGGANU: The Government will distribute RM50mil cash aid to tobacco growers who suffered huge losses due to floods and prolonged dry spells between the late 1990s and 2001.
The growers from Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah and Perlis face a dire future, as they cannot repay their loans to Bank Pertanian Malaysia, the National Tobacco Board chairman, Mohd Zain Ismail, said.
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